Most of the time, people read the Psalms as independent poems that have been gathered together (rather haphazardly) through history to make up a collection, or anthology of poems, prayers and praise hymns. People tend to read it almost like a...
We recently celebrated Memorial Day. Memorial Day in America commemorates military soldiers who gave their lives in defence of American freedom. Few people would argue the point that self-sacrifice is the most noble act one could commit. The Bible...
Psalm 1 (along with Psalm 2) introduces the book of Psalms as a whole. It does so by implying a comparison of the five books of the Psalms (Book 1: 1–41; Book 2: 42–72; Book 3: 73–89; Book 4: 90–107; Book 5: 107–150) with the first five books of the...
In the mid 19th century, the death rate among birthing mothers in certain hospitals in Vienna was five times higher than that of those giving birth at home or in midwives’ clinics. Something was really wrong. There was something killing these...
Before Jesus’s ministry, came John the Baptist. John, like Jesus, had disciples. John’s disciples would have looked up to John. This makes sense because many believed that John was sent by God. John was a spiritual giant. John had the courage to...
Living in Haiti for the past ten years has really forced me to develop a clear theology of suffering. With pervasive poverty on a daily basis, the 2010 earthquake that took the lives of nearly 200,000 people, and the long list if human injustices...
It’s important that we read the Bible on its own terms. If the Bible says about itself that it is inspired by God (2 Tim 3:16), then, by faith, we believe that it is. Being the inspired Word of God means that it was “God breathed”, a metaphor...
This is the time of year that people start setting goals, gearing up for their best, and get ready for hard work and unprecedented discipline. We’re heading into a new year with a chance to “do it better” this year. The old year is gone and all the...
There are many truths of the Bible that are just plain hard to understand. Take the virgin birth as an example. How in the world is that possible? Another example is the Trinity. How is it that God can be One, yet Three? Another still is the Bible’s...
What more could we say about the desert experience? From cover to cover, the Bible tells us stories about the people of God going through the desert. The desert in the life of the believer is a symbol for the time of spiritual growth and testing...